After responding to multiple performance and conduct concerns with only warnings and counselling, an employer has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that it had a valid reason to opt for termination.
It was appropriate for an employer to seek detailed medical clearance after a worker's lengthy mental health absence, the Fair Work Commission has noted, in rejecting that he was constructively dismissed.
Despite managing a somewhat "difficult" worker with empathy, an employer unfairly failed to ensure he understood its concerns about his behaviour before sacking him, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The Fair Work Commission had no jurisdiction to consider whether FDV experienced while working from home meant an employee had suffered a workplace injury, it has noted in concluding her dismissal after a 15-month absence wasn't unfair.
Despite receiving HR advice about how to handle a redundancy meeting, an employer gave a long-serving manager no prior notice of its decision and no opportunity to bring a support person, among other factors found to be unreasonable.
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In upholding the sacking of a worker accused of defrauding his employer of $12, a Fair Work Commission member denied him procedural fairness, a full bench has ruled.
Frustration of an employment contract in circumstances of illness or injury "is a difficult concept to establish", a Fair Work Commissioner has noted, in clearing a worker to pursue his unfair dismissal claim.
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